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Newspaper
Bristol Phoenix
Location
Bristol, Rhode Island, United States of America
Date
Sep 30, 1955
Page
4
A Bristol audience attended a chamber music program sponsored by Dr. Samuel D. Clark in memory of his wife. The event drew praise and prompted Catharine Hornby to urge sponsoring a series featuring affordable lesser artists from universities to suit Bristol audiences.
The town weighs Metacom avenue reconstruction ahead of a possible parallel expressway from the Washington Bridge to the Mt. Hope Bridge costing nearly 20 million. Officials urge rapid planning for laterals State street and Tupelo to handle increased traffic and align with a 1956 57 budget, noting the expressway may not be built.
Announcements include the birth of John Simmons Anderton on Sept 19 at Lying In Hospital Providence. Club meetings, drives, and church activities are scheduled with postdates in October and November across Bristol and surrounding towns.
Rector of St. Michael's Church will preside over a diocese Woman's Auxiliary session at the Convent of the Sisters of the Holy Nativity in Providence on Thursday.
Mrs Josephine (Fama) Negro 61 of 16 Roma Street widow of Joseph Negro died Wednesday in Truesdale Hospital Fall River after a long illness Born in Furnari Sicily she came to the United States in 1921 and settled here She leaves four sons the Rev Carmelo Negro Sebastian Joseph and Anthony Negro Funeral from her home at 9 15 a m to Our Lady of Mt Carmel Church burial in St Marys Cemetery
Mrs Genevieve Day Manchester widow of William L. Manchester and former Bristol Chapter D A R regent was buried in North Burial Ground. Born March 5 1874 in this town she lived in Providence 21 years and led DAR activities as chapter head state regent and national vice president. Survived by four daughters including Mrs Samuel McCaw Staten Island NY Mrs Charles H Sparks Elyria Ohio Mrs Paul F Gleeson Coventry RI.
Dee Hester Berge of Providence and former St. Michael's member belonged to St. Martin's Church. Her funeral was held at St. Martin's on Monday at noon.
The funeral for Mrs Mary Lema Coite, 77, of 6 Second School Street, who died after a brief illness, was held from Charles M Connery Funeral Home to St Elizabeths Church with a 9 am Mass. Rev Joaquim Lawrence officiated. Bearers included Everett Cungid and Manuel Cunard. Burial followed at St Marys Cemetery. Mrs Coite, widow of Manuel Coite, was born in St Michaels Azores on April 14 1878 and lived here 50 years. She leaves two sons Louis L Coite of Bridgewater MA and John Coite, and three daughters Mrs Kenneth Seaver Mrs Louis Bozzario and Mrs John Borges plus several grandchildren.
Weather forecast for New England over the next five days predicts temperatures two to five degrees below normal. Cool weekend with continued cool conditions into early next week. Providence normals cited. precipitation expected to total around half an inch, mainly rain tomorrow night or Sunday and again midweek.
Listings advertise a small house on Cliff Drive with appliances and good location, plus Clark Avenue and Concord Grapes properties. Also noted are a 30,000 dollar business income and a complete price of 15,000 dollars for investment property, Kohler stove and canal gas oil range items, and piano craftsman services at 1 Robeson Street Fall River.
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